2000 Guernsey general election

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2000 Guernsey general election
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45 of the 47 seats in the States of Guernsey
Turnout62% [1]

The 2000 Guernsey general election was held on 12 April 2000 to elect 45 members of the States of Guernsey. [1]

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Results

Castel

Castel district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Eric Walters 1,622 61.7%
Independent John Langlois 1,417 53.9%
Independent David Nussbaumer 1,298 49.4%
Independent Bernard Flouquet 1,253 47.6%
Independent Thomas Le Pelley 1,245 47.3%
Independent Geoffrey Norman 1,136 43.2%
Independent Jonathan Le Tocq 1,068 40.6%
IndependentBarry Paint86532.9%
IndependentAndrew Linehan85932.7%
IndependentKeith Tostevin80230.5%
IndependentChristopher Le Page78429.8%
IndependentGordon Young30911.7%
Total valid votes12,658
Rejected ballots69
Turnout 2,63061%

Forest

Forest district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentPeter SirettUnopposed

St Andrew

St Andrew district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrew Sauvarin 435 65.7%
Independent David Barrett 340 51.4%
IndependentGodfrey Le Mesurier33851.1%
Total valid votes1,113
Rejected ballots30
Turnout 66256%

St Martin

St Martin district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Francis Quinn 1,180 68.0%
Independent Janine Le Sauvage 1,124 64.7%
Independent Michael Torode 1,111 64.0%
Independent Roger Berry 1,065 61.3%
Independent William Bell 1,003 57.8%
IndependentHilary Meacock29917.2%
IndependentDouglas Hulme18110.4%
Total valid votes5,963
Rejected ballots69
Turnout 1,73661%

St Peter Port

St Peter Port district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Gollop 2,023 63.3%
Independent Brian Gabriel 1,664 52.0%
Independent Judith Beaugeard 1,660 51.9%
Independent Laurence Morgan 1,633 51.1%
Independent Jean Pritchard 1,386 43.4%
Independent Rhoderick Matthews 1,338 41.9%
Independent Francis Roper 1,303 40.8%
Independent Brian Russell 1,246 39.0%
Independent Anthony Webber 1,216 38.0%
Independent Roy Bisson 1,211 37.9%
Independent Leon Gallienne 1,185 37.1%
Independent Michael Burbridge 1,159 36.3%
IndependentBarry Brehaut1,13835.6%
IndependentThomas Reynolds69721.8%
IndependentMike Garrett66020.6%
IndependentPeter Wilson65920.6%
IndependentDave Allen65120.4%
IndependentMadeleine Dawson49915.6%
IndependentNigel Cann45914.4%
IndependentKenneth Finch33510.5%
Total valid votes22,122
Rejected ballots86
Turnout 3,19757%

St Pierre du Bois

St Pierre du Bois district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Martin Ozanne 470 58.7%
Independent Claire Waite 456 56.9%
IndependentDavid De Lisle43253.9%
Total valid votes1,358
Rejected ballots29
Turnout 80172%

St Sampson

St Sampson district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kevin Prevel 1,760 69.0%
Independent Lyndon Trott 1,691 66.3%
Independent Ivan Rihoy 1,500 58.8%
Independent Daniel Le Cheminant 1,394 54.7%
Independent Peter Bougourd 1,105 43.4%
Independent Peter Falla 972 38.1%
IndependentScott Ogier90635.5%
IndependentHarold Allen85833.7%
IndependentJohn O'Neill28411.1%
IndependentRichard Meacock27210.7%
Total valid votes10,742
Rejected ballots62
Turnout 2,54966%

St Saviour

St Saviour district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Michael Best 490 53.6%
Independent Ann Robilliard 429 46.9%
IndependentStanley Bichard39142.8%
IndependentMichael Bourgaize26829.3%
Total valid votes1,578
Rejected ballots25
Turnout 91466%

Torteval

Torteval district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentPatricia RobilliardUnopposed

Vale

Vale district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Peter Roffey 2,582 83.8%
Independent Mary Lowe 1,819 59.1%
Independent David Jones 1,507 48.9%
Independent Rodney Collenette 1,480 48.1%
Independent Owen Le Tissier 1,440 46.8%
Independent Patricia Mellor 1,151 37.4%
Independent Peter Derham 1,033 33.5%
IndependentGeorge Domaille1,02333.2%
IndependentPeter Johns44114.3%
Total valid votes12,476
Rejected ballots104
Turnout 3,08065%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "General Election of People's Deputies – 12 April 2000 – Results". States of Guernsey . Archived from the original on 10 January 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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